Adopt a Drifter Lesson Plan

Norway

Here you can see that there is a balance between January and August where the temperature is increasing normally. However from September to December there's a dramatic change in temperature where it's decreasing very quick.

Chile

We can tell that Arica has very dry temperatures between 74-62 F. But when the year begins the temperature starts decreasing up until December. In this month the temperature is increasing to 71 F.

Japan

The temperatures in Tokyo are in constant change. However we can tell that within the months of June-September there are really hot temperatures of 71-81 F.

Hypothesis:Have each student discuss the research question with one or two other students and then write their hypothesis(s) on their paper.1st Procedure:Predicting the effect of ocean surface current on coastal climates.

Questions:

1. Which city is a desert? How can you tell?Arica,Chile. Because in the Precipitation table there are no records of precipitation which means that never rains there.

2. Take a closer look at the Arica, Chile climograph. What can you tell about the seasons and the months? How is this related to the hemisphere where Arica is located?In the climograph of Arica ,Chile we can clearly see how it never rains and also how the temperatures are really high there. This can be a reason of being near a cold current, however there is a drastic effect because even though it's near to a cold current, the weather is really dry and hot.3. Is there a relationship between the temperature of the ocean current and the coastal climate?Yes and no.

4. Is there a relationship between the direction of the ocean current and the coastal climate?Yes.

5. In general, on which side of the ocean basins are the cold currents? Warm currents?The cold currents are mostly located at the south of the globe,and the warm currents are mostly located through the Equator and above in the North Hemisphere.

6. What can you infer about the climate of each region by reviewing these climographs?I can infer that depending on where a place is located, the weather will always have different climate changes that can affect the temperature and precipitation of that location.

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